Robert Goodlow Wright

Brief Life History of Robert Goodlow

When Robert Goodlow Wright was born on 25 November 1866, in Alabama, United States, his father, Miles Franklin Wright Sr., was 27 and his mother, Melinda Elizabeth Gray, was 34. He married Martha Louella Pollard on 19 December 1889, in Marion, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Marion, Alabama, United States for about 10 years. He died on 13 April 1948, in Guin, Marion, Alabama, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Guin City Cemetery, Guin, Marion, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Goodlow Wright
1866–1948
Martha Louella Pollard
1875–1970
Marriage: 19 December 1889
Hugh Shaw Wright
1891–1972
Leborn Fresker Wright
1895–1964
Kiever Wright
1905–1919
Maud Wright
1907–1980
Sammie Lee Wright
1920–1986

Sources (16)

  • R E Write, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Robert G. Wright, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Robert G. Wright, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"

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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

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Name Meaning

English and Scottish: occupational name for a craftsman or maker of machinery, mostly in wood, of any of a wide range of kinds, from Middle English and Older Scots wriht, wright, wricht, writh, write (Old English wyrhta, wryhta) ‘craftsman’, especially ‘carpenter, joiner’. The term is found in various combinations (for example, Cartwright and Wainwright ), but when used in isolation it often referred to a builder of windmills or watermills. This surname is also very common among African Americans.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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